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Climate change

Climate change

U.S. appeals court allows Trump's EPA to terminate climate grants

A 2-1 panel of the D.C. Circuit appeals court ruled that the lower-court judge lacked jurisdiction.
Environmental Protection Agency flag
Environmental Protection Agency flag

A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show

The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, researchers say.
Sick young woman using nasal spray
Sick young woman using nasal spray

Over 85 scientists say Energy Dept. climate report lacks merit

The group of scientists says the department relied too heavily on debunked research and misinterpreted other research.
Health and Pollution Issues From The Cheswick, PA Coal-Fired Power Plant
Health and Pollution Issues From The Cheswick, PA Coal-Fired Power Plant

Scientists could soon lose a key tool for studying Antarctica's melting ice sheets as climate risks grow

Scientists say the planned decommissioning of a valuable research vessel is part of a series of actions by the Trump administration that take aim at climate science.
global warming ice glacier melting
global warming ice glacier melting

Wisconsin boater stumbles on long-lost shipwreck in Lake Michigan

The bottom of the hull was largely intact, but the sides of the 137-foot ship had split open.
A person inspects the shipwreck.
A person inspects the shipwreck.

Months after deadly Texas floods, a congressman is still looking for answers

Lloyd Doggett says he's been stonewalled by federal agencies after he inquired about NWS' actions and staffing ahead of the floods.
Search and Recover unit paddles along the Guadalupe River
Search and Recover unit paddles along the Guadalupe River

'They would never have known': New warnings about rabies outbreaks as cases rise

Six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years, according to the CDC.
A raccoon
A raccoon

Doctors say RFK Jr.'s push for nutrition education in medicine is a good idea — in theory

Some say counseling patients about nutrition may not always be practical and doesn't address systemic barriers to healthy eating.
A paper cutout of an apple; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a hearing
A paper cutout of an apple; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a hearing

Spikes, a tail weapon and a shield: Was this the world's weirdest dinosaur?

The Spicomellus was previously known to paleontologists, but it's only now been revealed in all its bizarre beauty.
A life reconstruction of Spicomellus afer.
A life reconstruction of Spicomellus afer.
13d ago

Robot rabbits are the latest tool in Florida's battle to control invasive Burmese pythons

The water district and University of Florida researchers deployed 120 robot rabbits this summer as an experiment.
Python Hunting Robot Rabbits
Python Hunting Robot Rabbits
13d ago

Europe

Europe

Archaeologists in Georgia unearth 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone

The site revealed the oldest human remains found outside Africa, shedding light on the early Homo erectus migration.
Georgian archaeologists unearth a presumably dated 1.8-million-year-old jawbone, in Kvemo Orozmani
Georgian archaeologists unearth a presumably dated 1.8-million-year-old jawbone, in Kvemo Orozmani

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